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COMPANIES IN NORWOOD, OHIO — "B"

  • B&B Locksmith - [locksmith] Surrey Square Mall
  • B&D Delicatessen - [delicatessen] 5258 Hunter Avenue
  • B&H Ice Cream Company, Inc. - [confectionery & ice cream] 3838 Montgomery Road
  • B&R Pony Keg - [pony keg] 5008 Montgomery Road
  • B. F. Goodrich - [tire & car maintenance] 4713 Montgomery Road
  • B Plus - 4564 Montgomery Road
  • B Y Apparel - [clothing store] 3764 Montgomery Road
  • Babaricci - [specialty baker] 2356 Robertson Avenue
  • Wm. E. Bachmann - [gasoline station] 4348 Montgomery Road
  • Backscheider & Diebold - [dry goods] 4515 Forest Avenue
  • Albert A. Baden - [dentist] 2076 Elm Avenue
  • J. M. Bagley - [carpenter/builder] Cleneay Avenue near Regent (est. pre-1900)
  • Bahama Cleaners - [dry cleaner] 2011 Worth Av.
  • Bailer's Restaurant - [restaurant]
  • Nino Baioni - [dry cleaner] 3933 Edwards Road
  • J. M. Baker - [carpenter/builder] Stewart Park and Highland Avenue (est. pre-1900)
  • L. W. Baker Delicatessen - [delicatessen] 5322 Carthage Avenue
  • Baker, William T. - [painter] 2135 Cleneay Avenue
  • Bales Motors Used Cars - [used automobile sales] 3908 Montgomery Road

  • Ball Movers - [moving vans] 5707 Carthage Avenue
  • Ball Moving & Storage, Inc. - [moving & storage company] Webster Avenue (1980s?)
  • Ballard's Norwood Brake Service - (automotive services) 2075 Mills Avenue
  • Ballenger, Strike & Associates - (accounting services) 5050 Section Road
  • Baltimore & Ohio South Western R. R. (original name was Marietta & Cincinnati R. R. - [railroad]
      Two Norwood stations (this listing is for early 1900) :
    • Norwood - north end of Station Av. (W. I. Gibson, agt.)
    • East Norwood Station - Forest Av. and B.O.&S.W.R.R. (H.J. Woodmansee, agt.)
      Freight Station (1950s, perhaps before and after this time, also)
    • east side of Smith Road
  • Banasch's Fabrics - [clothing fabrics sales] Rockwood Pavilion
  • Banasch's Inc. - [sewing machine distributor] 2810 Highland Avenue
  • Band Box Cleaners - [dry cleaners] 4729 Montgomery Avenue ; Duck Creek Road

  • Bankquet & Catering, Inc. - [caterer] 2439 Williams Avenue
  • Barbour's Grocery - [grocery] 2364 Norwood Avenue
  • Bargain Center - [ ]
  • Walter Barker - [locksmith] 3757 Montgomery Road
  • The Barking Lot - [pet care] 4511 Forest Avenue
  • Angelo Barnek - [restaurant] 4750 Montgomery Road (also, see Ohio Ice Cream Company.)
  • Howard A. Barnes - [real estate] 4007 Huston Avenue, Apt. 4
  • Thomas H. Baron, DDS - [dentist] 5451 Montgomery Road
  • Barr's Limousine Service - [limousine rental] 5707 Carthage Avenue
  • Leonard Barrett - [barber] 4927 Montgomery Road
  • Barrett Painting - [painter] 5223 Globe Avenue
  • Harold H. Bartholomew - [artist] 4107 Elsmere Av.
  • Bartlett's Food Market - [grocery] 4705 Section Avenue
  • C. A. Bartlett & Co. - [hauling contractor] 5134 Hunter Av.
  • John M. Bartsch, DC - [chiropracter] 5297 Montgomery Road
  • Bassick Company - [?] 2115 Monroe Avenue
  • Batesville Casket Company - [casket distribution center] Central Parke
  • Merrill B. Baubach - [general building contractor] 3921 Elsmere Av.
  • Fred Bauer - [shoe store] 4301 Smith Road
  • John Bauer - [meat store] Montgomery Road, north of Ashland (name may be Baurer) (est. pre-1900)
  • Bauer-Frantz Company - [industrial laundry supplies] 4141 Montgomery Road
  • Bauer's Shoe Service - [shoe repairer] Sherman Ave., west of Montgomery Road
  • Frank J. Bauman - [news dealer] 2686 Dacey Avenue
  • Peter A. Baumgartner - [bakery] 5203 Rolston Avenue
  • Baumgartner & Company - [grocer] Montgomery Road, between Ashland and Monroe Avenues (est. pre-1900)
  • Clyde Beamer - [trucker] 2630 Garland Avenue
  • Arnold L. Beck - [general building contractor] 4635 Montgomery Rd.
  • Leon S. Beck - [piano tuner] 2639 Marsh Avenue
  • Becker Appliance Company - [appliance store?] 4401½ Montgomery Road
  • E. E. Beckett- [carpenters/jobbers] (since 1914) 2705? Harris Avenue
  • Henry J. Beckner - [barber]
  • Frank C. Becksmith - [wholesale confectionery] 4312 Beech Av.
  • The Beech Street Company - [health provider] 4900 Beech Street
  • Harry O. Beeman - [physician] 4034 Montgomery Ave. (near Waverly and Slane Avenues ?)
  • Bert Beer - [restaurant] 4907 Montgomery Road
  • W. J. Behymer & Son - [undertakers, livery and boarding stable] n.e. cor. Montgomery & Monroe (this would be the southwest corner of today's Surrey Square) —also, Madisonville (1896); [undertaker, embalmer, livery, feed and sale stable, and furniture cars and storage] 4400 and 4402 Montgomery Road (est. pre-1900)
  • Beigel and Singhoff - [retail coal dealers] 1630 Sherman Av.
  • Bell-Hop Food Shop - [grocery] 4131 Bell
  • Belvedere Cafe - [cafe/restaurant] 4917 Montgomery Avenue; 5102? Carthage Avenue
  • Belvedere Corporation - Brokerage Division - [finances] 4600 Montgomery Road
  • Ben's Barber Shop - [barber] 5250 Hunter Av.
  • Ben's Jewelry Store - [jewelry store] 4568 Montgomery Road,
      a.k.a. Ben's Budget Jewelers
  • Ben's Sportswear Outlet - [clothing] 3825 Montgomery Road
  • Beneficial Finance Company - [financial]
  • Ernest L. Bennett - [billards] 4915 Montgomery Road
  • Ernest L. Bennett - [soft drinks] 4915 Montgomery Road
  • R. H. Benney Equipment Company - [electrical equipment sales] Richard H. Benney, prop., 5024 Montgomery Road
  • Bentley's Cafe - [restaurant] 5500 Carthage Avenue
  • Benjamin Benz - [restaurant] 5318 Carthage Ave.
  • Edward E. Bernens - [restaurant] 4737 Montgomery Road
  • Misses Berting - [dressmakers] sw corn. Montgomery & Hopkins (est. pre-1900)
  • Mary & Katie Berting - [soft drinks] 4153 Montgomery Road
  • Ed Bertke - [wallpaper hanger] residence on Maple Avenue
  • Berwanger Ovenmeyer Associates - [insurance] 4600 Montgomery Road
  • Joseph L. Bess - [barber] 2122 Maple Av.
  • A. E. Best - [contractor & builder] office: Montgomery & Hopkins (est. pre-1900)
  • Best Automotive and Body Shop - [automotive repair and services] 3930 Montgomery Road
  • Best Express Foods, Inc. - [food distributor] 1776 Mentor Avenue
  • Bethesda Family Practice Center - [health provider] 4411 Montgomery Road
  • Bethesda Healthcare - [medical] Surrey Square
  • Misses Bettinger - [dressmaking] Williams Avenue, 3rd house west of Huston (est. pre-1900)
  • P. S. Bettinger - [agent for Phoenix Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.] n.w. cor. Hopkins & Ivanhoe (est. pre-1900)
  • Mary L. Betts - [music teacher] 2269 Monroe Avenue
  • Betty's Dry Goods Store - [dry goods] 5201 Hunter Avenue
  • Bicycle Holding - [parent of U.S. Playing Card Co.] 4590 Beech Avenue
  • Barney Bierkorte - [saloon] ne cor. Lincoln and Carter; 1800 Lincoln Av. (est. pre-1900)
  • Frank J. Bierkortte - [soft drinks] 1800 Lincoln Av.
  • Big Boy Doughnut Shop - [bakery] 3951 Montgomery Road
  • Walter L. Bigelow - [carpenter] 3835 Forest Av.
  • Bill & Carl Pony Keg - [pony keg] 2500 Norwood Av.
  • Bill & Tonyas New & Used Furniture - (furniture retailer) 2092 Sherman Avenue
  • Bill's Auto Repair and Body Shop (a.k.a. Bill's Service Station?) - [automobile repair] Bill's Service, Montgomery and Mills; 4429 Montgomery at Mills Ave. (BSS); 3828 Montgomery Road (BSS )
  • Bill's Electric and Handyman Repair - [electrician] 5207 Globe Avenue
  • Bill's Food Shop - [grocery] 2314 Morton Avenue
  • Bish & Sons Norwood Poultry (a.k.a Norwood Poultry - [poultry] 3749 Montgomery Road
  • Edward Bish - [restaurant] 4941 Montgomery Road
  • John E. Bisher & Sons - [road contractor] 2230 Hannaford Avenue
  • (Bedford J.) Bishop's Cycles - [bicycle shop] 4406 Montgomery Road
  • Bits N Byte Web Development - [Internet development] 1776 Mentor Avenue
  • Bix Box Company - [carton/box manufacturer] 2600 Arbor Place
  • Abe. Blachschleger - [men's furnishings - retail] 4557 Montgomery Road
  • Edward Black - [locksmith] 4918 Carthage Av.
  • Black Horse Cafe - [cafe/restaurant] 4725 Montgomery Road
  • Fred. J. Blasing [billiards] 3765 Montgomery Road
  • The Bladder Control Center - [medical care] 4700 Smith Road
  • Steve M. Bleser, DC - [chiropracter] 5297 Montgomery Road
  • Blimie's - [restaurant] 4900 Montgomery Road
  • Blow's Tire and Battery Service - [automobile filling stations] 4226 Montgomery Road,
  • Art Blum Garage - [automobile garage and repair] 1928 (1923?) Mills
  • Oscar Blum - [sheet metal work] 2025 Weyer Avenue
  • Bob's Men Wear - [clothing store] 4613 Montgomery Road; south side of the old Bazaar Building on Montgomery Road
  • Bob's Pony Keg Station - [pony keg] 3721 Floral Av.
  • George Boehm - [ ]
  • Boerger Dairy Farm - [dairy products] 2031 Worth Avenue
  • Edward Boewer - [restaurant] 3765 ... 3763 Montgomery Road
  • Bofinger & Hopkins - [real estate] (Main, bet. Fifth and Sixth streets, Cincinnati), a major developer or early Norwood (est. pre-1900)
  • Fred. Boger [artist] 2440 Jefferson Avenue
  • Bogle Jewelers - [jeweler] 4210? or 4216? Montgomery Road
  • Bohn Brothers Cafe - [cafe/restaurant] 4766 Montgomery Road
  • Joseph B. Bolin - [physician] 4034 Montgomery Road
  • The Bollman-Wilson Foundry Co. [proprietors of the Norwood Foundry] Forest Avenue and C. L. & N. R. R., East Norwood
  • Hiram C. Bolsinger - [lawyer] 4937 Montgomery Road
  • Bolte's Meats - [meat shop] 2028 Worth Avenue
  • Charles F. Bonde - [general contractor] 3817 Elsmere Av.
  • E. E. Bonser - [wall paperer] Montgomery and Waverly (est. pre-1900)
  • Bondstone Company of Cincinnati - [building supply] 3828 Montgomery Road
  • Book Nook Circulating Library - [library] 4652 Montgomery Road
  • J. F. Boothby & Co. - [heating contractor] 4103 Montgomery Road; 3852 Burwood Av.
  • Curt A. Borths - [general building contractor] 3936 Burwood Av.
  • The Boss Washing Machine Company - [washing machine manufacturer] s.w.c. Harris and Pine Aves. (Conrad Dietz, proprietor; later, Louis E. Dietz, Pres.) ; February 21, 1907-incorporated in Norwood, Ohio (even though directory records show that the company was active as early as 1902); defunct?
  • Boss Washer Sales & Service - [washing machine sales and service] 3960 Montgomery Road (also, see Norwood Boss Sales & Service; 3968 Montgomery Road
  • H. M. Bosse - Bus Equipment Company - [manufacturing agent] 3963 Montgomery Road
  • Bosworth Electric Manufacturing Company - [radio mfg.] n.e.c. Montgomery & Lexington, 2nd floor (3742? Montgomery) Incorporated in Norwood on October 2, 1925; incorporation canceled November 16, 1931 for unknown reason.
  • Botts Cleaners - [cleaners/tailors] 5335½ Carthage Avenue
  • Isabel Boulter - [confectionery] 4405 Allison
  • W. H. Boulter - [carpenter] 4405 Allison
  • Caroline E. Boulware - [restaurant] 4924 Beech
  • Harold Boulware - [restaurant] 2366 Norwood Av.
  • Lola Bourne - [beauty shop] 2112 Burnett Av.
  • John Boutet - [dentist] 4328 Floral Av.
  • Wm. G. Boyd - [restaurant] 4912 Linden Street
  • James S. Boyden - [trucker] 2060 Lawrence Avenue
  • Brack's Radio Service - [radio sales and service] 2360 Harris Avenue
  • Brad's Finer Meats, Inc. - [butcher]
  • John Bramos - [hat cleaner/blocker] 4737 Montgomery Road
  • Brant's Sewing Machine Company - [sewing machine dealer] 4736 Montgomery Road
  • Brass Rail Cafe - [cafe/restaurant] 2084 Sherman Avenue
  • A. Braun - [stoves and tinware sales] Montgomery Road, south of Monroe (est. pre-1900)
  • A. Braun & Company - [roofing and gutters] cor. Montgomery & Monroe (Montgomery Road, south of Monroe); [tin & slate roofers, mfgs. of galvanized iron cornice and skylight work] 1810 Sherman Av. (also, home with his wife Mary) (est. pre-1900)
  • A. Braun & Sons - [roofing, siding, gutters, etc.] 1810 Sherman Avenue
  • Adolph Braun, Sr., - [grocery] 1810 Sherman Avenue
  • Howard H. Breisford - [Electrical Engineer] 4203 Forest Avenue
  • Brennan's Ice Cream - [ice cream shop] Surrey Square
  • Fred. Bretthauer - [watch, clocks and jewelry] 4555 Montgomery Road
  • Alf. M. Brica - [manufacturers agent] 2439 Hudson Avenue
  • Jerry Bridges - [ ]
  • Bridges Realty Company - [real estate] 5132 Montgomery Road
  • Geo. J. Brill - [grocery] 1801 Sherman Ave.
  • Helen L. Brill Grocery [grocery] - 4646 Montgomery Road
  • Mrs. D. Brinkman - [dry goods and notions] nw cor. Mills & Allison; Dena Brinkman, widow of Bernard - [dry goods] 1926 Mills Av. (est. pre-1900)
  • John M. Bromer - [restaurant] 2200 Park Av.
  • Charles T. Bromley - [druggist] 2370 Norwood Avenue
  • Bronze Lantern Cafe - [cafe/restaurant] nwc Williams Avenue and Edwards Road
  • Leon Brook - [optometrist] 2096 Sherman Avenue
  • Elsie Brooks - [restaurant] 2703 Robertson Av.
  • Brother's Cafe - [cafe/restaurant] 5500 Carthage Avenue
  • Arthur F. Brown - [optometrist] 4200 Montgomery Road (across from Hopkins Ave. ?)
  • C. W. Brown - [watch, clocks and jewelry] 4547 Montgomery Road (ca. 1910); [jeweler, optician, and seller of phonographs and records] 4621 Montgomery Road (ca. 1915); [optometrist] 4544 Montgomery Road (ca. 1930s)
  • E. H. Brown - [carpenter/builder] Norwood Avenue near Linden Street (est. pre-1900)
  • Maurice E. Brown - [plastering contractor] 1706 Sherman Avenue
  • Nat Brown - [ ]
  • Brown & Heffelmire - [ice dealer] Laurence (sic), 3rd house west of Walter (est. pre-1900)
  • Homer E. Browning - [restaurant] 4547 Forest Ave.
  • Bruasch Custom Services, Ltd. (BCS) - [ ] 4218 Franklin Avenue
  • J. H. Brucker a.k.a. Bruker's Cut Rate Drug Store - [druggist/pharmacy] east side of Montgomery Road, south of Cleneay Avenue
  • Bruker & Coleman - [druggist] n.e.c Montgomery and Cleneay Avenues (may have been predecessor to J. H. Brucker pharmacy; spelling may be in error)
  • (Robert H.) Brueneman Dry Cleaners - [dry cleaner] 1905 Cleneay Av.
  • Mrs. D. Bruckman - [dressmaker] nw cor. Mills & Allison (est. pre-1900)
  • Brunings' - [photographic art studio] 4931 Montgomery Road, at the Commercial Bank Building
  • The C. J. (G.?) Buchanan Chemical Company - [chemical manufacturer] 4644 Baker Avenue (1920s); 4650 Baker Av. (1950s)
  • Buco Products Co. - [manufacturers' agent] 4650 Baker Av.
  • Herman Budde - [dairy] Duck Creek Road
  • August Buddelmeier - [grocery and daily market] 1766 Mills Av. at corner of Carter av., this was also his home
  • August Buddelmeier - [soft drinks] 1766 Mills Av.
  • Clem Buddelmeier & Son - [saloon] nw cor. Mills and Carter (est. pre-1900)
  • Clem Buddelmeier & Son - [grocery, meat store and oysters] nw corner Mills and Carter (est. pre-1900)
  • Dr. Emil N. Buffington - [chiropodist/chirpractor] 4314 Montgomery Road at the Craig Building
  • Joseph Buhr - [coppersmith] 2028 Delaware Avenue (same address as Norwood Copper Works, ca. 1919)
  • Building Fasteners, Inc. - [commercial fastener distributor] 4700 Smith Road, Suite D, Central Parke
  • Bullock Electric Motor & Dynamo Company - [electric equipment manufacturer] Forest Avenue, north of Park Avenue, Geo. Bullock, pres.
  • The Bullpen - [sports cards sales] 3825 Montgomery Road @ Warehouse Markets (Norwood Plaza?)
  • George Bundy - [shoe store] Montgomery Road — next to Phil. Volker's barber shop
  • Bunnell's Pharmacy - [drug store] s.w.c. Montgomery Road and Maple Avenue, L. L. Bunnell, proprietor; Phone Ridge 3000; "biggest Kodak department in Norwood" Link to postcard of the Bunnell's Pharmacy at cincinnativiews.net
  • Burbacher's Garden span class="name">(a.k.a. Benjamin Burbacher)A. Burdsall Paint Company - [ ]
  • Burger Chef - [restaurant] 4537 Montgomery Road, Surrey Square Located at northeast corner of Montgomery and Monroe; building was later taken by Hardee's
  • Burgett Varnish Works - [varnish factory] incorporated Feb. 1915; 4618 Smith Road ; the property was acquired by Heekin Can Company around 1937 and sold to General Motors in August 1952. The lot was 90-feet by 160-feet deep. The building on the property was originally the Norwood Christian Church and was converted to a varnish factory in the 1920s. Heekin operated it as a varnish plant until December 1951, when they dissolved the varnish division.
  • James J. Burke - [restaurant] 2125 Washington Ave.
  • Burtschy Florists - [florist] incorporated July 1, 1929; 4535 Montgomery Road (at Lawrence Avenue)
  • Henry B. Burwinkel - [general building contractor] 4621 Carter Av.
  • Herman Buse, Jr. - [public accountant ] 2013 Mills Av
  • Anthony C. Busemeyer - [delicatessen] 3938 Montgomery Road
  • Jim Bush Carpet Outlet - [carpet] Warehouse Flea Market @ Norwood Plaza; 4336 Smith Road
  • Busken Bakery - [bakery] 4566 Montgomery Road.
  • The Butler Candy & Ice Cream Company - [candy & ice cream manufacturer] 4634 Montgomery Road, "next to Plaza Theatre." Incorporated in Ohio from February 23, 1912 to April 28, 1916. Replaced by Malas Bros. in 1916.
  • George Buttafoco - [ ]
  • Buxton Food Shop - [grocery] 5111 Montgomery Road


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